Rachael Davies, BACP, NCPS

Rachael Davies is a counsellor, coach and clinical hypnotherapist with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on supporting people who carry the emotional weight of past experiences and those wrestling with anxiety, low mood, or chronic stress. Rachael works in a straightforward, compassionate way and aims to make therapy feel practical and understandable.

She often helps people who feel exhausted by anxious thoughts or stuck in old survival strategies that no longer serve them. Rachael can also support those coping with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, and mood conditions such as bipolar and depression. She adapts her style to the needs of each person rather than using one fixed method.

Rachael draws on a mix of approaches including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic thinking, solution-focused tools and hypnotherapy. That variety lets her offer short, practical strategies as well as deeper reflective work when that is helpful. She explains methods simply and focuses on what feels manageable for the person in front of her.

Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Rachael listens, asks clear questions and helps people try different ways of responding to upsetting thoughts, memories or relationship patterns. She also offers coaching-style support for setting goals and making changes.

Based in the United Kingdom, Rachael is registered with BACP and NCPS. She provides therapy in English and uses a pace set by each client so the work feels safe and useful.

How core approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a supportive, non-judgemental relationship. The counsellor listens deeply and helps people find their own solutions, which can be especially helpful for feelings of shame, low self-esteem and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviours into manageable steps and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Hypnotherapy works with guided relaxation and imagery to access calmer states and can help with trauma aftercare, habit change and stress relief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will discuss options and try methods collaboratively so the plan fits the person's goals, needs and preferences. That means starting with what feels most useful and adapting over time if something else suits better.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules and practical situations while keeping the focus on progress and accessibility.